Buckling of Thin Metal Shells

Abstract

List of contributors. Preface 1. Buckling of thin shells: an overview 2. Cylindrical shells under axial compression 3. Cylindrical shells above local supports 4. Settlement beneath cylindrical shells 5. Cylindrical shells under uniform external pressure 6. Cylindrical shells under non-uniform external pressure 7. Cantilever cylindrical shells under wind loading 8. Cylindrical shells under torsion and transverse shear 9. Cylindrical shells under static and cyclic shear 10. Cylindrical shells under combined loading 11. Stiffened cylindrical shells 12. Large diameter fabricated steel tubes 13. Shell junctions 14. Rings at shell junctions 15. A probabilistic design approach for shell structures